"Turkish Elections and After
by Cigdem Cidamli
The July 2007 elections ended with results beyond the expectations of most observers. We will watch for possible coming earthquakes.
To explain the AKP's election victory, in addition to the AKP's own tactics and policies, exogenous factors should be taken into consideration. These include the large vacuum at the centre right and center left of Turkish politics resulting from the basic disabilities of the dominant Turkish political structure. The AKP's success is substantially due to this vacuum created at the center of Turkish politics and the inabilities of the party's rivals, which means that such a level of election support may not be sustained in a different conjuncture."
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